Friday, June 28, 2013

The National Institutes of Health announced plans to retire more than 90 percent of government-owned chimpanzees to sanctuary and significantly decrease chimp research grants. This is amazing news for chimps in laboratories, and sanctuary has already come for some.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

There's been a lot of evidence lately of animals in mourning. It could be due to the loss of a fellow pet or owner, but whatever the case more and more people are realizing that dogs can possess human emotions.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Pet lovers always have always carried the burden of concern for their
animal friends – especially when traveling. A new study from DogVacay.com,
an online home pet boarding service, reveals just how heavy that burden
can be: 75% of pet owners don’t trust airlines to safely care for pets
in cargo; 73% feel guilty about leaving their pets at a kennel; and 15%
admit to smuggling a pet onto a plane or into a hotel room.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Who needs a Facebook friend when you can have furry friend at your side?
According to a new study, almost half of America's pet owners think
their four-pawed friends are better for their social life than a social
networking account.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

It started as a joke between friends, but Morris the cat's bid to become
mayor of the Mexican city of Jalapa, the capital of the state of
Veracruz, has now turned into a social media phenomenon with a serious
message about political disenchantment.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

A wild animal’s natural instinct is to steer clear of humans. But when a
fox cub somehow got its head hopelessly stuck inside a glass jar
recently in a Russian forest, there seemed no recourse but to seek a
helping pair of human hands.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Twelve years ago on June 11, 2001, the No Kill sheltering movement went
from the theoretical to the real. As I drove into the parking lot for
the first time as the head of the open admission animal control shelter
in Tompkins County, New York, an agency which took in all animals for
the 10 towns and cities that made up the County, I was met at the front
door by a truck driver with five kittens he didn't want. Spaying his cat
had not been a priority. And to him, the kittens were no longer "his
problem."

Friday, June 14, 2013

You'll be relieved to hear that transporting your sled dog team to Europe just got a little easier. Previously,
according to EU regulations, no one could take more than five animals
across the borders of EU member countries. Now, if you can prove you are
headed to a competition, exhibition, or recreational/sporting event,
you can be exempt from the five-max law.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

A number of human foods are
dangerous to pets. Many of these foods may seem tasty to them but can
prove deadly if eaten. We know it can be tempting to offer your favorite
four-legged friends food from the table, but pets should not be given human food unless recommended by your veterinarian.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

It has been celebrated as one of the great victories of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973. After several decades of federal protection, gray
wolves — once nearly wiped out in the continental United States — have
reached a population of roughly 6,100 across three Great Lakes states
and seven Western states.

Friday, June 7, 2013

When the Rogers family of Poudre Canyon, Colo., got a camera for
Christmas to record the wildlife outside their home in the Rocky
Mountains, they likely had no idea that one wild animal in particular
would be such a camera hog.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

We don't just share our lives with animals; we are animals -- a reality that we often choose to forget in modern Western culture. Research published in the June special issue of SAGE journal, Social Science Information (SSI), delves deeper into our relationship with other creatures, critically examining our own animal nature, and looking at how animals profoundly influence our culture -- perhaps more so than we had initially thought.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The champ didn’t feel much like talking. It might have been because it was 100 degrees outside; it might have
been because he would be going out to defend his title in a little
while. When I asked the champ a couple of routine questions, he did not
respond. I did notice a bit of spittle forming on the corners of his
mouth.

Monday, June 3, 2013

That’s right, there’s a holiday set aside specifically for hugging your
cat, although you can do it any time. And the authorities can’t seem to
agree on whether it’s celebrated on May 30 or June 4, so you might just
have to celebrate twice. Why not take some time this national cat day
to help your cat — and others?